10 Ways to Reduce Water Retention
Water Retention Method #2: Reduce Salt Intake
The United States Department of Agriculture recommends that adults consume no more than 2,400 milligrams of sodium a day, which is equivalent to about 1 teaspoon of salt. With the amount of salt that is added to foods and in processed foods, this can be quite difficult to achieve. Although the body needs sodium for nerves and muscles to function, eating an excessive amount of salt will raise the amount of sodium in the blood. It then reduces the ability for the kidneys to remove water. This will lead to water retention.
In a study done regarding sodium and water retention, it was shown that an increase of sodium intake led to increased fluid in the body. It shows reducing salt not only has benefits of reducing water retention, but decreasing blood pressure as well.
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